''Lygosoma boehmei'' is a

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of skink, a lizard in the

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Scincidae. The species is

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Etymology

The specific name, ''boehmei'', is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Böhme.

Discovery

''L. boehmei'' was discovered in Ke Bang National Park, central Quang Binh Province, Vietnam.

Habitat

The preferred natural

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of ''L. boehmei'' is

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, at an altitude of approximately .

Description

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, ''L. boehmei'' is reddish brown on the body, and brownish black on the limbs and tail. Ventrally, it is light orange on the chin and throat, cream to light brownish on the body, and grayish on the tail. Ziegler et al. (2007). The

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has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .

Behavior

''L. boehmei'' is

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and nocturnal.

Diet

The stomach of the holotype contained the remains of an earthworm.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of ''L. boehmei'' is unknown.

References

, 1827 (Squamata: Scincidae) from northeastern Cambodia, with an updated identification key to the genus ''Lygosoma'' in mainland Southeast Asia". ''Zootaxa'' 3190: 56–68. * Nguyen VS, Ho CT, Nguyen TQ (2009). ''Herpetofauna of Vietnam''. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 768 pp. . * Ziegler T, Schmitz A, Heidrich A, Vu NT, Nguyen TQ (2007). "A new species of ''Lygosoma'' (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae) from the Central Truong Son, Vietnam, with notes on its molecular phylogenetic position". ''Revue suisse de Zoologie'' 114 (2): 397–415. (''Lygosoma boehmei'', new species). Lygosoma Endemic fauna of Vietnam Reptiles of Vietnam Reptiles described in 2007 Taxa named by Thomas Ziegler (zoologist) Taxa named by Andreas Schmitz {{Lygosominae-stub